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as in match
a union representing a special kind of social and legal partnership between two people
some religions consider marriage a sacrament
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Recent Examples of marriage
Despite their Space Age accouterments, George and Jane proved that TV marriages remain the same across millennia.
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James Mercadante, EW.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Plenty of Americans are worried about their jobs, marriages, family members, and bank accounts.
—Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 25 Mar. 2025
Differences between Genovese and Costello come down to their marriages (the former to Kathrine Narducci’s Anna, the latter to Debra Messing’s Bobbie) and the physiognomy of make-up for the men’s superficial contrasts.
—Armond White, National Review, 21 Mar. 2025
The most famous and most dubious divorce statistic holds that half of all marriages end in divorce.
—Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
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James Mercadante, EW.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Plenty of Americans are worried about their jobs, marriages, family members, and bank accounts.
—Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 25 Mar. 2025
Differences between Genovese and Costello come down to their marriages (the former to Kathrine Narducci’s Anna, the latter to Debra Messing’s Bobbie) and the physiognomy of make-up for the men’s superficial contrasts.
—Armond White, National Review, 21 Mar. 2025
The most famous and most dubious divorce statistic holds that half of all marriages end in divorce.
—Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marriage
Noun
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The rubber match has augmented stakes in a Tournament field with increasing parity.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Flyers whose match is approved will retain this status for three months.—
Roger Dooley,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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My goddaughter’s destination wedding is coming up soon.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
13 Apr. 2025
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Eliza, whose aunt told her the truth, confronts her mom, Olivia, at Quinn’s wedding.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Christine has taken an ideological stance against the emotional labor and inequity inherent in the system of conventional matrimony!—
Christine Murphy,
People.com,
5 Mar. 2025
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Although their relationship has evolved and comes with its challenges, the couple both still enjoy being married and tell ESSENCE why matrimony is a commitment that’s worthwhile for them.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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These are the same individuals, former long-term girlfriends, who were involved in consensual relationships.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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But tensions developed in their relationship, especially when people from Teotihuacán started to move into the area around Tikal.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Nearly two decades prior, Tome gave birth to a stillborn boy out of wedlock.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Apr. 2025
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But according to legal documents in the case, prosecutors argue that the Salvadoran Constitution changed in 1983, eliminating legal distinctions between children born in or out of wedlock.—
Albinson Linares,
NBC news,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Marriage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marriage. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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